About Us

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Our Vision

To be a God glorifying Church where we love Him and others.

Ps. 86:9, Rom 11:36, 1 Cor.6:20, 10:31, Deut 6:5, Mark 12:30-31, 1 Jn 4:7-8, Rev 4:11.

Our Mission

To go and make disciples who go on to become disciple makers.

Matt. 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:46-48. Acts 1:8

How do We Make Disciples?

By bringing people to Christ, building them up in Christ and sending them out for Christ as disciple makers.

Mark 3:13-14

Our Leadership

Our Pastor

Eshwan Reddy

Westlakes Independent Baptist Church is blessed to have Pastor Eshwan Reddy as our spiritual leader, a man uniquely equipped and called by God for this role. He is originally from the beautiful Fiji Islands with experience in ministry and a heart for discipleship.

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Our Deacons

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Mark Brooker

“WIBC is home for us. We love to see the Lord using the church to change people’s lives.”

Norm & Sue

Norm Davis

“WIBC is a family we are a part of and where we experience the joy of growing together in the Lord.”

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James Long

“What a wonderful blessing it is to serve the Lord with WIBC family and see Him work in ways we could not imagine.”

John & Marnie

John Theodoulou

“We have been at WIBC for over 20 years and feel blessed to be part of this Church family.”

Josh & Michelle

Josh Spicer

“WIBC is our home, we love the sound doctrine and the Godly fellowship that we enjoy here.”

Our Beliefs

What we believe is set out clearly in the Word of God.

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The Scriptures: We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and the New Testaments as verbally and plenarily (every word) inspired by God and without error in the original writings;  that the Bible is reliable in science, history, and every other matter it discusses;  and that the Bible is of supreme and final authority in faith and life II Timothy 3:16, 17; II Peter 1:19-21.

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The Triune God: We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power  and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections Exodus 20:2-3; I  Corinthians 8:6; I John 5:7; Matthew 28:19-20; II Corinthians 13:14, Revelation 4:11.

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We believe in God, the Father, perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, measureless in power; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men,  that he hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from eternal death and from  hell all that come to Him through Jesus Christ Psalm 22:3; John 17:11; Psalm 147:5; I John 3:20; Matthew 19:26; John 3:16;  Matthew 6:26, 28-30; Psalm 65:2; Hebrews 11:6; Romans 5:8; I Timothy 2:5;  John 14:6.

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We believe in the absolute Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; His eternal existence as God, equal with the Father, and the Holy Spirit; His incarnation by means of the  virgin birth; His sinlessness; His vicarious death through the shedding of His  blood as an atonement for the remissions of our sins; His literal bodily  resurrection from the dead; His ascension; His present high priestly ministry in  heaven for believers; and His personal return to earth Genesis 3:15, John 1:1-34;  John 14:9; Hebrews 1:8; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-35; I Peter  2:22; Romans 3:25; Hebrews 9:14, 22; Luke 24:36-43; Acts 10:40, 41; Acts 1:9; Luke 24:51; Hebrews 8:1, 2; I John 2:1; Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:16, Revelation 19:11-20:6.

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We believe that the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, equal with the Father and the Son and of the same substance and nature; that He convicts the world of sin,  righteousness, and judgment; that He bears witness to the Truth; that He is the  Agent of the new birth; that He baptises all true believers into the body of Christ,  indwelling and sanctifying all of them, sealing and thus securing them unto the  day of redemption; that He empowers, guides, teaches and helps believers; and  that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit, the  evidence being the fruit of the Spirit  Acts 5:3-4, John 14:16-17, Matthew 28:19, Hebrews 9:14, John 14:26, Luke 1:35, Genesis 1:1-3, John 16:8-11, Acts 5:30-32, John 3:5-6, Ephesians 1:13-14, Mark 1:8, John 1:33, Acts 11:16, Luke 24:49, Romans 8:14,16,26,27, II Corinthians 13:14; I Corinthians 6:19-20, 13:8-13, 14:22, Hebrews 2:3-4.

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Salvation: We believe that the justification of sinners is wholly of grace through faith in the  blood sacrifice, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ; that all who  receive Him are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and become children of God; that  no rite, ceremony or work can avail in any way for the sinner’s salvation or make  the believer’s salvation more secure; that Christ is the only and all sufficient  Saviour; and that all who are truly saved are kept forever. Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:5-7; John 5:24; John 1:12; Romans 10:9-13; Acts 16:31; Acts 4:12,  II Timothy 1:12; John 10:28, 29; Romans 8:35-39; Philippians 1:6.

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The Church: We believe that the local New Testament church is composed of regenerated baptised believers, voluntarily united together for the purpose of worship,  edification, observing the ordinances,  fellowship, and service; that the offices of  the local church as pastors and deacons, whose qualifications, and duties are  clearly defined in the Scriptures; that the true mission of the church is the faithful  witnessing of Christ to all men as we have opportunity in the local community  and unto the uttermost parts of the earth; that the local church has absolute right  of self-government; free from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or  organisations, religious or political; that the one and only superintendent is Christ,  through the Holy Spirit; that it is scriptural for true churches to cooperate with  each other in contending for the faith and for the furtherance of the Gospel, with  each local church as the sole judge of the measure and method of its cooperation;  and that all matters of membership, policy of government, discipline,  benevolence, and the will of the local church is final Acts 2:41-47; Romans 1:7; Colossians 1:2; I Corinthians 1:2; Acts 4:4;  Hebrews 10:25; Acts20:7; Acts 11:26; Philippians1:1; I Timothy 3:1-16;  Titus 1:5-8; Hebrews 13:7, 17; I Peter 5:1-5; Acts 6:1-8; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 1:22, 23; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 5:23-26; Acts 15:1-27;  Acts 11:29, 30; Acts 13:1-4; Philippians 4:14-16; Acts 20:28, 31;  I Corinthians 5:1-6, 11.

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We believe that biblical baptism is full immersion of a believer in water, thus setting forth in symbol his union with Christ in His death, burial, and  resurrection; that every believer should be baptised because of the example of our  Lord and because of the command given by our Lord; and that while there is not  saving power in water baptism, it is an act of obedience by those who are already  saved to picture that they are dead, buried, and raised spiritually with Jesus Christ  by faith in Him. We reject infant baptism as unscriptural. Romans 6:3-5; Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew 28:19, 20; Acts 8:36-39; Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:5;  John 5:24.

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We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of the Lord’s death until He comes again; and that, in this ordinance, the Lord’s Table should be open to  all regenerated persons living in fellowship with, and in obedience to Jesus  I Corinthians 11:23-32; Luke 22:14-20.

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We believe in the literal, bodily, personal pre-millennial and imminent coming of our Lord into the air to catch away all  believers unto Himself before the  tribulation period; also, in the personal, visible and glorious return of Christ to the  earth, with believers, at the close of the tribulation period to judge the living   nations and to set up His  millennial kingdom on earth. Acts 1:11; John 14:3; I  Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 4:1; Matthew 24:42-44;  II Thessalonians 2:7, 8; Matthew 24:29-31; Revelation 19:11-21; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 20:1-6; Hebrews 12:22-24.

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Westlakes Independent Baptist Church is located at 6 Ridge Rd, Kilaben Bay, NSW 2283, in the beautiful region of Lake Macquarie, Australia.

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